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Slow-Cooked Summertime Chowder

Chowders come in all varieties, but no matter how your enjoy your fish stew, there's no denying that it's one of the best meals of summer. Signaling the start of all things sunshine and cookouts, fish chowder is a staple of backyard barbecues and neighborhood potlucks on warm evenings. This season, rather than heat up your home with the oven, use your slow cooker to make a mouth-watering chowder that people will swoon over.

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This summer, try making this hearty fish chowder in your slow cooker:

Fish and Corn Chowder
This fish and corn chowder can be made with any variety of white fish. Cod, haddock or pollock all work well in this stew as they really soak up the flavors of the spices while slow cooking. For the complete experience, serve your chowder with fresh oyster crackers.

Ingredients:

2 pounds frozen fish fillets (catfish, haddock, etc.), thawed

1/4 pound bacon or streaky salt pork, diced

1 medium onion, chopped

2cupscorn, fresh or frozen

2 large carrots, peeled and diced

2 stalks celery, diced

4 medium red-skinned potatoes, peeled and cubed

2 cups water

1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk

Reserve some crumbled bacon to top your bowl of chowder.

Directions

Thaw frozen fish fillets overnight in the refrigerator.

Chop thawed fish into bite-sized pieces and set aside.

Heat olive oil and 1/4 pound of bacon in the stovetop-safe pot over medium-high heat.

Add chopped onion, cooking until it is translucent and bacon is cooked through.

Bonus Tip: If preferred, you can use clam broth or unsalted chicken broth instead of water. You may also add a small can of minced clams to fish chowder.

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